some say you can't link the two laws. >> i think law is absolutely outrageous. amoral and despicable. this is a law that punishs russian children for $230 million stolep by russian bureaucrats. >> the boy is the son of a woman with disabilities in russia and the american family about to finalize adoption with him may be his last chance for a home. >> in our son's case, 22 russian families came to see him an rejected him because of his blood line. >> dozens of russian children in the final stage of the process of being adopted by the american families. many of whom have jumped through several hoops to prove to russians they are if it fit parents. u.s. government says it will fight to make sure at least those deals go through. with the new law set to go in effect january 1 not clear how it will all end up. doug? >> doug: amy kellogg in london. still ahead, look at impact of sequest tration. but first, extraordinary military career of storming normon schwarzkopf. [ male announcer ] how do you measure happiness? by the armful? by the barrelful? the carful? how about